Thirty percent of women live below the poverty line representing the
a) feminization of poverty.
b) sociological imagination.
c) laissez-faire imagination.
d) criminalization of poverty.
Ques. 2What did sociologist Shirley Hill suggest about gender equality in Black families?
a) Support for untraditional career aspirations for their children.
b) Rigid roles based on traditional gender role expectations.
c) Lower-income Blacks were more supportive or untraditional gender roles.
d) Boys have more leeway in career aspirations than girls.
Ques. 3Being homeless because you were laid off, yet denied unemployment because you don't have childcare, and not qualifying for welfare because you technically qualify for unemployment, is an example of a
a) social issue.
b) sign of inadequacy.
c) sign of dysfunction.
d) work skills issue.
Ques. 4Proponents of bilingual education in schools argue that
a) second language learning is dependent on proficiency of native language.
b) bilingual programs segregate students.
c) bilingual programs are counterproductive.
d) teaching in native languages delays English learning.
Ques. 5When one looks beyond the personal experiences of a homeless mother for cultural or historical patterns, one is using the ________ imagination.
a) sociological
b) family
c) recovery
d) justification
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